Monkey Puzzle

(Araucaria araucana) This beautiful and unique evergreen from Chile has horizontal branches, each upturning at the end giving it a peculiar and striking appearance claimed to even puzzle a monkey! The tree produces small nuts in 8 inch diameter oblong cones, with up to 300 nuts per cone. They can be eaten raw and have a rich sweet flavor. Tree grows 25-45 feet tall. Plant two trees for pollination and nut production. Trees are slow growing in the nursery.